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Experience Helped envision and develop Real Estate & Home, a premium news product offering breaking news, features, service journalism, multimedia interactives and data. Real Estate & Home is the first targeted news product from AP's Business News division and is the prototype for future business verticals. Lead a team of six, plus freelancers, and coordinate and edit U.S. real estate coverage from bureaus across the country. Created training program to improve reporters' copy. Named one of the 100 Most Influential Leaders in Real Estate in 2008 by Inman News.
USA Today Business Writer, real estate, 2006 - 2008 In my 2008 performance review, my editor wrote: "Noelle Knox established herself as one of the top real estate reporters in the country. Consistently, week after week, she produced enterprising stories that explored the red-hot issue of residential real estate from nearly every conceivable angle. These were richly reported stories, written with sweep and depth and packed with human detail." Received an "Outstanding" performance rating.
Top stories included: A prison interview with Brent Barber, convicted in late 2006 of the biggest mortgage fraud scam in Missouri. A series of article exposing the ticking time bomb of subprime, adjustable-rate mortgages A series of articles exploring the affordability gap in real estate.
- Best Collection of Work by an Individual in 2008, 2nd place, The National Association of Real Estate Editors
Foreign Correspondent, Europe, 2003 – 2006
Opened the Brussels bureau for USA Today and raised the newspaper’s profile in Europe by breaking stories and diplomatic networking. Reported from 16 European countries, covering the biggest stories and compelling trends. Top stories included: the death of Pope John Paul II; the Orange Revolution in Ukraine; the expansion of the European Union; NATO’s role in Afghanistan. Exclusives included Coke's settlement with the European Union. Worked with stringers, assigned and shaped stories.
Business Writer, investing, 2000 - 2002
Broke news on Wall Street and white collar crime. Top stories included a front page scoop on a regulatory sweep of promissory note fraud, which was credited by The New York Times. Also broke the story of a $600 million settlement between HSBC Bank and the Justice Department, which was credited by The Wall Street Journal. Wrote an investigative story about the flaws in how the National Association of Securities Dealers handles investor complaints, and forced the agency to change its policies the night before publication. - Strong Medill Award, 2001, for team coverage of the stock market meltdown
- New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, 2000, for coverage of conflicts of interest on Wall Street
The Associated Press
Business Writer, 1998 - 2000
Covered mergers and acquisitions, including: MCI WorldCom and Sprint; AT&T and MediaOne; Qwest and U S West; Yahoo! and Broadcast.com. Wrote national banking and investment banking stories. - Front Page Award, Newswomen’s Club of New York, for business and financial writing (wire), 1999
The New York Times
Full-time stringer, 1998
Wrote more than 45 business stories covering banking, mutual funds, travel, telecommunications, and more.
The Detroit News
Correspondent, Washington, D.C. , 1997
Delivered in-depth coverage of automotive safety and the fatality rate of the first air bags. Focused on the new clean air rules and the Telecom Act of 1996.
Bloomberg News
Correspondent, Detroit, 1995 - 1997
Covered the automotive industry, including Kirk Kerkorian’s attempted takeover of Chrysler, Ford’s ongoing restructuring, and the UAW strike against General Motors. Stories picked up in newspapers around the world.
Copley Los Angeles Newspapers
Business Reporter, 1993 - 1995
Broke stories in real estate, banking and retail that made the front pages of Copley Los Angeles’ three papers: The Daily Breeze, The Outlook, and The News-Pilot. Uncovered a national employee-leasing scam.
The Los Angeles Daily Journal
Reporter, 1992 - 1993
Redefined the paper’s coverage of California’s corporations and their legal divisions. Broke business/legal stories in defense, banking and insurance.
The San Diego Daily Transcript
Real Estate Reporter/Columnist, 1990 - 1992
Broke award-winning real estate and financial stories. Wrote a daily column on major commercial real estate transactions and a weekly historical real estate column. - San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, Best Financial Reporting, 2nd place, 1992
- San Diego Press Club, Best Investigative Reporting, 2nd place, 1991
- San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, Best Investigative Reporting, 2nd place, 1991
Education University of California at Berkeley, Bachelor of Arts in Economics, 1989. Passed the national and Virginia state real estate license exams, 2007. IRE's Computer-Assisted Reporting Bootcamp, 2007. New Leadership Training at the Poynter Institute, 2009.
Languages
Fluent in French.
Affiliations National Association of Real Estate Editors,Society of American Business Editors and Writers.
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